A police officer filmed hitting Ian Tomlinson and pushing him to the ground
told an inquest yesterday that he did not believe that the newspaper seller
was a threat to anyone.

PC Simon Harwood, giving evidence for a second day, said that he was “amazed”
and “shocked” that Mr Tomlinson fell as it was a “poor” push.

During often fractious exchanges between the lawyer for Mr Tomlinson’s family
and the officer, he was accused of lying, telling half truths and
“deliberately painting a false picture of Mr Tomlinson’s actions” during the
G20 protests in 2009.